Patents Examined by Rajnirant B. Patel
  • Patent number: 6218823
    Abstract: A voltage regulator (10) that regulates an input voltage. The voltage regulator (10) includes a current source (20) that generates a reference current. The voltage regulator also includes a voltage translation circuit (30), coupled to and responsive to the current source (20), that increases the input voltage to generate a differential voltage signal. The voltage regulator (10) further includes a differential comparator circuit (40) coupled to the voltage translation circuit (30) that generates a control signal based on the differential voltage from the voltage translation circuit (30) to indicate when the input voltage should be adjusted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2001
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventor: Brent Keeth